Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Exist-en-ciel

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In order to give this list balance, diversity and coherence, I imposed certain rules on myself in its development:

- One album per artist with one exception
- A maximum of 10 albums from the BEA top 100
- A maximum of 25 albums from the BEA top 1000
- A maximum of 50 albums from the BEA top 2000
- A maximum of 5 compilations
- A maximum of 5 live albums
- A maximum of 5 EPs
- A maximum of 20 albums per decade
- A minimum of 10 albums per decade (60s-10s)
- A minimum of 15 countries represented

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Ranks 1 to 23: top 23
Ranks 24 to 100: chronology 1963-2024

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23 best ever songs:

• Symphony No. 9 in D minor - 4th movement (Presto) - Ludwig van Beethoven (1824)
• Boléro - Maurice Ravel (1928)
• Echoes - Pink Floyd (1971)
• The Musical Box - Genesis (1971)
• Supper's Ready - Genesis (1972)
• Firth of Fifth - Genesis (1973)
• The Cinema Show - Genesis (1973)
• In the Cage - Genesis (1974)
• Comme un sage - Harmonium (1976)
• Disorder - Joy Division (1979)
• Duke's Travels - Genesis (1980)
• Once in a Lifetime - Taking Heads (1980)
• Lorelei - Cocteau Twins (1984)
• Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush (1985)
• Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order (1986)
• It's Alright - Pet Shop Boys (1988)
• Digging in the Dirt - Peter Gabriel (1992)
• Unison - Björk (2001)
• J'erre - Dumas (2003)
• Where I End and You Begin - Radiohead (2003)
• Olympians - Fuck Buttons (2009)
• Afterlife - Arcade Fire (2013)
• Over and Over - Beach House (2022)

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宇宙 日本 世田谷 [Uchū Nippon Setagaya] 
Japan フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]
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Ambient Pop

8.3/10

Track selection: Walking in the Rhythm

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1. Pokka Pokka 8.5
2. Weather Report 8.5
3. うしろ姿 8
4. In the Flight 8
5. Magic Love 8
6. バックビートにのっかって 8
7. Walking in the Rhythm 9
8. Daydream 8.5 [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
109 charts
Rank Score:
1,174
Rank in 1997:
31
Rank in 1990s:
265
Overall Rank:
1,460
Average Rating:
 81 (140 votes)
Comments:
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Japan 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]
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Contemporary Folk

8.1/10

Track selection: いきのこり●ぼくら

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1. いきのこり●ぼくら 8.5
2. i am POD (0%) 8
3. Mars 2027 8
4. いりぐちでぐち8
5. うたのけはい 8
6. 機械仕掛乃宇宙 8.5
7. 四月の支度 8
8. はるなつあきふゆ 8 [First added to this chart: 01/07/2025]
Year of Release:
2013
Appears in:
71 charts
Rank Score:
539
Rank in 2013:
56
Rank in 2010s:
469
Overall Rank:
2,850
Average Rating:
 80 (70 votes)
Comments:
1
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 1 1%
1960s 10 10%
1970s 20 20%
1980s 16 16%
1990s 14 14%
2000s 20 20%
2010s 13 13%
2020s 6 6%
Country Albums %


United States 32 32%
United Kingdom 32 32%
Canada 15 15%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Iceland 2 2%
Japan 2 2%
Germany 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%
Live? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%

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